The traditional kickoff for the new Premier League will be contested between two clubs that brought home hardware last season: Chelsea, the reigning league champion, taking on F.A. Cup winner, Arsenal.

A record crowd flocked to football HQ as the women’s game took another giant step forward, building on the World Cup successAt midday, strains of the national anthem escaped from Wembley Stadium as the sound check accompanied some of the earliest supporters wandering in from the surrounding stations. An ice cream van backed into a spot in the eye line of children casting their first glances up towards the Wembley arch and slid open the window for a bumper afternoon’s ... more